List of best-selling albums in Norway

The following is a list of the best-selling albums in Norway.

List of albums

Year Artist Album Notes Sales
1987 Sissel Kyrkjebø Glade Jul Claimed sales, certification 650,000 - 800,000[1][2][3]
1986 Sissel Kyrkjebø Sissel Claimed sales 400,000[4]
2009 Sissel Kyrkjebø Strålande jul Claimed sales 370,000[3]
1989 Dance with a Stranger To Claimed sales 350,000[5]
1997 Shania Twain Come On Over Certification 300,000[6]
2010 Kurt Nilsen Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Certification 270,000[7]
1978 The Smurfs music 1 Smurfeland Claimed sales 270,000[8]
1989 Åge Aleksandersen Eldorado Claimed sales 250,000[6]
1984 Åge Aleksandersen Leva Livet Claimed sales 250,000[6]
1996 D.D.E. Det går likar no Claimed sales 250,000[9]
1985 The Monroes Face Another Day Claimed sales 250,000[10]
1978 Various artists Grease Claimed sales, certification 250,000[8]
2006 Kurt Nilsen with Espen Lind, Askil Holm and Alejandro Fuentes Hallelujah – Live Claimed sales 240,000[11][12]
1993 Various Artists Absolute Music 9 Claimed sales, certification 240,000[13][6]
1994 Various Artists Absolute Music 18 Claimed sales, certification 231,000[14][6]
1985 A-ha Hunting High and Low Claimed sales, certification 228,000[15][16]
1977 ABBA ABBA: The Album Claimed sales 210,000[8]
1993 Various Artists Absolute Music 15 Certification 200,000[6]
1988 Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man Certification 200,000[6]
1992 Hanne Boel Kinda Soul Claimed sales 200,000[17]
1990 Steinar Albrigtsen Alone Too Long Claimed sales 200,000[18]
1977 Smokie Greatest Hits Claimed sales 195,000[8]
1993 Trine Rein Finders, Keepers Claimed sales 180,000[19]
1977 Various artists Saturday Night Fever Claimed sales 180,000[8]
2005 Katie Melua Piece By Piece Claimed sales 175,000[20]
1991 Steinar Albrigsten Alone Too Long Claimed sales 170,000[19]
1992 ABBA ABBA Gold Claimed sales 168,000[21]
1997 Various Artists Absolute Music 21 Claimed sales 167,000[14]
1982 Bjøro Håland Bjøro Håland Claimed sales 160,000[18]
1991 Bonnie Tyler Bitterblue Claimed sales, certification 155,000[22]

See also

References

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  12. ^ "Hallelujah, for et salg". Aftenbladet. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Absolute nedtur". NRK. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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  15. ^ "I en egen klasse" [In a separate class]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 5 December 1998. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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  21. ^ Ottesen, Kai Roger (23 January 1993). "P'Gram Norway Tries Mail Biz" (PDF). Billboard. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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